Amy Suardi is a writer of personal essay, poetry, and memoir, the author of My Beautiful Terrible Pandemic Life, and the creator of the blog Frugal Mama. Her essays have appeared in publications such as River Teeth, Short Reads, Babble, and the Brevity blog.

 

She is currently at work on her second book—a memoir that unravels a mysterious gut illness while exploring body image, self-doubt, and how women's concerns are minimized by medicine, culture, and women themselves.

 

Amy loves facilitating free weekly co-writing circles, workshops, and retreats designed to nurture self-expression, deep rest, and joyful creativity.

 

She lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband, a rotating mix of their five children, and cats Pumpkin and Pancho. She loves connecting with people through her monthly newsletter about writing, family, books, and home.